1961 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1961 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–6 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13/16 Humboldt State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
San Francisco State + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
UC Davis 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Nevada 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chico State 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll and UPI small college poll

The 1961 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach George Maderos, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 233 to 162 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at College Field in Chico, California.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Southern Oregon*
W 27–74,000
September 23Pepperdine*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 27–163,850
September 30Pacific (OR)*
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
W 20–173,700
October 7at Nevada
L 6–272,500
October 14at Linfield*
L 7–341,200
October 21Sacramento State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 10–146,600
October 28at Santa Clara*
W 21–193,000
November 4Humboldt State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 12–295,000[2]
November 10at UC Davis
L 7–284,000
November 18San Francisco State
  • College Field
  • Chico, CA
L 25–425,000
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Don Terbush (November 6, 1961). "HSC Drubs Chico State; Homecoming Tilt Saturday". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "1961 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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